Born in colonial India in 1895, a young Krishnamurti was discovered on a beach by the leaders of the Theosophical Society. Heralded by the society as the long-awaited World Teacher, Krishanmruti was adopted and groomed in Great Britain for his messianic destiny.

In 1929 Krishnamurti shocked and dismayed his innumerable followers by renouncing his role as World Teacher and disbanding the Order of the Star, formed to honor his prophesied fulfillment. It was at this moment that Krishnamurti firmly protested "truth is a pathless land”, which endures today as his most celebrated speech.

For nearly 60 years from that point on Krishnamurti traveled the world over, awakening masses of hungry listeners to the urgent needs of humanity. He implored mankind to live the fully awakened life in order to create a free and peaceful world. Krishnamurti advocated the necessity for meditation, vegetarianism, and environmental conscientiousness in daily living for the true pursuit of liberation and enlightenment. He passionately rebuked violence, decrying both governments and organized religion, insisting they result in conformity, division and fragmentation, rather than harmony.

Now for the first time in an alphabetized anthology, The Quotable Krishnamurti arranges by topic this venerated teacher’s core messages, spanning decades of lecturing and authorship. Subject headings include essential topics such as Awareness, Compassion, Forgiveness, Karma and Non-violence. The Quotable Krishnamurti encompasses Krishnamurti’s deepest thoughts, revealing an uncompromising faith in humanity as relevant today as during his first talk nearly 100 years ago.

Excerpt:

COMPASSION
•The compassionate man knows right action. -COMMENTARIES, 3rd, P. 170
•Compassion is not hard to come by when the heart is not filled with the cunning things of the mind. -COMMENTARIES, 2nd, P. 223

FREEDOM
•Freedom is at the beginning, and not at the end. -COMMENTARIES, 3rd, P. 97
•Freedom is not something to be gained at the end of a long endeavor, it must be at the very beginning of the journey. -COMMENTARIES, 2nd, P. 78

KARMA
•Karma is not an ever-enduring chain; it’s a chain that can be broken at any time. What was done yesterday can be undone today; there’s no permanent continuance of anything. -COMMENTARIES, 3rd, P. 280
•Karma is the process of time, the past moving through the present to the future; this chain is the way of thought. -COMMENTARIES, 2nd, P. 80